economie

Possibly from Middle Dutch economie, from Middle French economie, from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía, “management of a household, administration”), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) +‎ νόμος (nómos, “law”). By surface analysis, eco- +‎ -nomie. The first recorded sense of the word economie, found in a work possibly composed in 1440, is “the management of economic affairs”, in this case, of a monastery.

• IPA^(key): /ˌeː.koː.noːˈmi/

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• Hyphenation: eco‧no‧mie

economie f (plural economieën, diminutive economietje n)

1. economics

   In de Republikeinse aanbodeconomie komt economie niet aan bod.

   Economics does not feature in Republican supply-side economics.

2. economy

• Afrikaans: ekonomie
• → Indonesian: ekonomi
• → Sranan Tongo: eikownowmi
  • → Caribbean Javanese: ékonomi

• IPA^(key): /e.ko.noˈmi.e/
• Rhymes: -ie
• Hyphenation: e‧co‧no‧mì‧e

economie f

1. plural of economia

• iconomie — dated

Borrowed from French économie, Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía, “management of a household, administration”). Equivalent to eco- +‎ -nomie.

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economie f (plural economii)

1. economy
2. economics
3. (especially in the plural) savings